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.Dd January 11, 2017
.Dt DC_DATETIME_MKTIME 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm dc_datetime_mktime
.Nd convert an local date and time to a timestamp
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libdivecomputer
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In libdivecomputer/datetime.h
.Ft dc_ticks_t
.Fo dc_datetime_mktime
.Fa "const dc_datetime_t *dt"
.Fc
.Sh DESCRIPTION
Convert a broken-down local date and time created with
.Xr dc_datetime_localtime 3
into an integral timestamp.
.Pp
The
.Nm
function may internally invoke libc's
.Xr mktime 3 .
.Sh RETURN VALUES
This returns the integral time-stamp or -1 if the given date and time
may not sanely be converted.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr dc_datetime_gmtime 3 ,
.Xr dc_datetime_localtime 3 ,
.Xr dc_datetime_new 3
.Sh AUTHORS
The
.Lb libdivecomputer
library was written by
.An Jef Driesen ,
.Mt jef@libdivecomputer.org .
The manpages were written by
.An Kristaps Dzonsons ,
.Mt kristaps@bsd.lv .
